Posts from ‘April, 2010’

Paul Nosa and his solar powered sewing machine

I met Paul Nosa in Dolores Park late last summer. He had set up his solar powered sewing machine and was embroidering commissioned pieces on scraps of fabric. Most of his pieces were based on five word phrases suggested by customers, so I handed him a shirt and asked him to do custom piece with [...]

Wood burning with a magnifying glass

Last November, I saw this guy using a magnifying glass to burn letters on to pieces of drift wood. I did a brief interview with him, but never got around to editing it until now. Check it out on the youtubehole. All I know is that his name is Ted. Anyone else know anything about [...]

About your orders with Colchester Rubber Company

I’m on the floor at the Missouri State Yo-Yo Contest right now, so I’ll have to try and keep this short, but I felt it was important to communicate what’s happening with Colchester Rubber Company. Several weeks ago, I posted about my Colchester Rubber Co shoes and my recent sponsorship deal with that company. As [...]

“Please Proceed With Awesomeness”

Speaking of awesome yo-yo interviews, hop on over to Nerd-News.com for a totally tubular interview with yours truly. Topics include; yo-yoing, game design, The Mighty Boosh, and that fantastic iPhone app called Nanoloophole… er, Nanoloop. The interview has been up for a week, but there aren’t any comments yet. Help fix that!

Zim Zam Yo-Yo Corp!

Painful interview with “yo-yo pro” Kenny Strasser from Doctor Popular on Vimeo. Kenny Strasser is a Pensacola Regional Grand Champion and a pro for Zim Zam Yo-Yo Corp, a non profit toy company dedicated to a greener earth. Kenny was once nearly awarded the highly coveted Walt Greenberg Award. Also, Kenny Strasser does not exist. [...]